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One OK Rock 2020 Australia Tour
After they sold out their Melbourne show within eight hours, Japan's One OK Rock have announced a second Melbourne show as part of their 2020 Australian
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The Naked And Famous Join 2020 Wine Machine Tour
The Naked And Famous will make their return to Australia next year (their first visit since 2017) as part of the travelling festival series Wine Machine.
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Review: 2019 Good Things Festival @ Flemington Racecourse (Melbourne)
Good Things Festival returned to Flemington Racecourse (Melbourne) for a second year (6 December), treating Australia to another line-up of some of the best international
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Amanda Palmer And The Power Of Honesty
Amanda Palmer is headed for Australian shores in 2020 with her show ‘There Will Be No Intermission’.
Last in Australia in 2017, Palmer has a loyal and engaged... -
The Hu: Just Khan Get Enough As They Head To Australia To Play Download Festival
Armed with a strong sense of tradition, The Hu may just be the most powerful force to arise from the Mongolian steppe since Genghis Khan.
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Download Festival Offer Alternative Santa Photos With Their Mascot, Download Dog
Happy howlidays Downloaders!
If the festive season has left you feeling a little bark humbug, never fear, your favourite heavy music festival has something to... -
Vale Party In The Paddock; 2020 Event To be The Last
Raise a glass for Tasmania's much-loved festival Party In The Paddock, with organisers announcing the 2020 edition will be their last.
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Download 2020 Official Sideshows
That's not sleigh bells you hear, it's the deafening roar of the official sideshows for Download 2020 being announced.
Deftones, Ministry, In Flames, testament and... -
Okay Dane Create A Headache With Their New EP
Melbourne alt-rocker punks, Okay Dane are ready to administer a healthy dose of fuzzed-out punk with their fiery new single, 'Headache'.
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Pixies Explore Their Psychedelic, Gothic Sides On New Album
In the dead of winter last year, Pixies holed up in a 19th Century church-turned-recording studio in the Catskill Mountains to create their latest album, 'Beneath The
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Eagles Of Death Metal: Jesse Hughes Wants Us So Hard
Bikers, blowjobs and Bluesfest – it's all in a day's work for Jesse Hughes from Eagles Of Death Metal.
“I don't know if I'm allowed to say this, but... -
Review: Eyehategod @ Crowbar (Brisbane)
“I hope you’re doing well,” sneered Eyehategod vocalist Mike Williams, his voice foaming with contempt.
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Review: Ali Barter @ The Zoo (Brisbane)
It’s the spookiest time of year, and the streets of Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley brimmed with Halloween costumes.
However, inside The Zoo (31 October) Ali Barter... -
Review: The Dandy Warhols @ Forum Theatre (Melbourne)
Despite being billed as a 25th anniversary celebration, the double bill of The Dandy Warhols and local indie pop legends Even at Forum Theatre (3 November) could easily have
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Premiere: Stream Tobias Wonderdog's New Song 'Heyoka'
Melbourne musician Tobias Wonderdog is about to release his new seven-track EP 'A Land Of Paper Chimneys'.
Having already made a name for himself with hit debut... -
Cold Words: Finding New Creative Outlets
Cold Words is the new, alt-hard rock project from mainstay of the Melbourne hardcore scene Regan Hughes, formerly of the now disbanded Left For Wolves.
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Premiere: Watch boWsER's New Music Video 'People In The TV'
From the moment the first crunchy riff bursts forth, it's clear that boWsER have a commanding musical presence. The Australian trio's allegiance to blistering hard rock seeps
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Middle Kids: On The American Frontier
It’s always great to see a little Aussie band make it big overseas, and Middle Kids have been doing us all proud as they rub shoulders with the television elite in La-La
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Gomez Celebrate Seminal Album ‘Liquid Skin’ 20 Years Later With An Australian Tour
As Gomez have made their way around the UK festival circuit this season, vocalist/ guitarist Ben Ottewell has noticed a (strange) trend.
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Review: Regurgitator @ The Tivoli Theatre
They may be 25 years into their distinguished and acclaimed career, but you can bet your shoes on the fact Regurgitator aren’t about to start taking themselves too
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